Chapter 336 Insect Belly
"Tilly, you can't—" Ashes just wanted to stop, but she interrupted.
"If you want to enter the cave, you have to rely on a witch with the ability to fly to bring people out," Tilly shook the ring on her finger, "Although the mana consumption will increase greatly after carrying a heavy load, at least I can carry an extra A witch, this is very important for the operation - with one more witch, we can deal with more situations." She paused, then looked at the witches in Border Town, "Anna, Lightning, Maggie, I need you all s help."
The three of them did not express any objection, and the little girl showed an eager expression.
Tilly breathed a sigh of relief, "Then those who go to the bottom of the cave, plus Ashes, Shawei, Sylvie, and the rest of the sisters, leave the entrance to the cave to you."
"Master Tilly, let me accompany you," Andrea said.
"In case you encounter a herd of evil beasts, Nightingale probably won't be able to take care of her alone," she shook her head. "You and her are close together, so you can cooperate with each other."
"Don't worry, I will guard the exit for you," Nightingale said confidently, "No matter if it's a devil or an evil beast, they won't be able to get close to this place."
Tilly thought very clearly, how many witches could go down depended on the carrying ability of the flying witches. First of all, the "ice coffin" is the heaviest. If it cannot be awakened on the spot and must be chopped up and taken away, it is at least equivalent to the weight of two to three witches. Only Shawei's invisible barrier can support such a heavy object.
Sylvie's magic eye is necessary, without her, they couldn't find the exact location of the ruins in the monster's belly. The same is true for Anna's cutting and heating abilities, but neither of them can fly. Fortunately, they are lighter and can be carried by Maggie after transforming into a magic bird. Finally, Ashes of the Extraordinary, who can fight stably under any circumstances, will carry the action on his own.
Although Lightning can fly, according to her own statement, once she catches up with the people, the altitude will drop very sharply, and she might not be able to fly into this deep cave. Her advantage lies in her excellent flexibility and speed, which can effectively play the role of warning, detection and flanking.
The importance of these witches is almost irreplaceable, and the absence of one of them will make things extremely difficult, so going down by myself is not impulsive, but a decision made after comprehensive consideration.
As for Andrea... She is extremely destructive at close range, but once she encounters a narrow area where she can't see her fingers, her ability will be greatly reduced. It's better to stay on the ground with Nightingale and beware of the evil beasts wandering nearby. .
It's not that Tilly didn't think about giving up the rescue, and went back home. But she always had an uneasy premonition in her heart. Why did the surrounding areas remain intact, but she just took a fancy to this stone tower ruin? Especially the direction in which the giant beast was crawling—she looked to the mountains to the northwest, and beyond that was where the devil lived.
Is there any connection between the two?
The hot air balloon landed steadily and quickly under the control of Wendy and Anna. Tilly put aside the distracting thoughts in her mind, reviewed the plan again, took a deep breath, and said word by word, "Let's go."
...
The pothole was deeper than she had expected. The inside of the hole was about two stories high. It started straight down, but after a while, it began to slope, and finally formed a horizontal passage. The surrounding soil exudes an unpleasant smell, and if you get close, you can also see the slimy liquid dripping from the surface of the soil, like the wet marks left by slugs crawling over.
As the group of people continued to go deeper, the light coming in from the cave disappeared quickly, and except for the faint light of a few torches, the entire bottom of the cave was plunged into darkness. Not only that, the whistling wind also fell silent, the coldness was gradually replaced by the heat of the earth, and Tilly felt her body warming up.
Looking at the distant and near flames, she couldn't help thinking of fireflies.
"The giant beast is ahead," Sylvie said softly at this moment.
But without her not reminding, everyone knew that they were not far from the goal - there was a strange sound from the depths of the cave, some like the rustling sound of the autumn wind blowing through the woods, and it seemed to be the sound of chewing.
"Go down," she let Ashes behind her wave the torch twice, and then controlled the magic stone to lower the height until her feet fell into the soft and sticky soil.
Then Anna's cold light lit up.
She turned the black fire back into the heart fire, and the cold and soft light immediately filled the surroundings. Under the emerald green light of the fire, the witches clearly saw the giant beast's tail. It crawled forward slowly, its wriggling gray skin constantly secreting mucus, and the smell of corruption became stronger.
"It's a disgusting big bug." Ashes pulled out his big sword, "What should I do next, cut open its stomach?"
"Wait, it's up to Anna to kill it," Tilly shook her head and said, "I don't know if the contents of its stomach are a threat to us. It's too risky for you to get close and swing your sword."
"Well, let me try." While keeping the green fire alive, Anna summoned a ball of black fire again - in the blink of an eye, the black fire turned into a thin thread as thick as a finger, flying straight towards the giant beast go.
This thin thread pierced through the monster's skin without any resistance, and cut towards the side of the belly. Perhaps the temperature was too high, the skin touched by the black thread immediately burned, the liquid in the body was vaporized, and billowing white mist spewed out. Shawei, who had been equipped for a long time, set up an invisible shield to block the splashing juice one by one.
This is the power of evolution, Tilly thought to herself, although Anna introduced her ability before departure, she was still shocked when she saw it with her own eyes. It can move out of the body with consciousness. The thin-lined black fire is sharper than any giant sword, and it is extremely difficult to observe its trajectory. It is impossible for the enemy to dodge.
The monster let out a shrill howl, and its body wriggled wildly. But the black fire continued to cut forward, and soon smashed most of its fat body into pieces. Before the flowing liquid could reach the witch, it was evaporated by another green fire.
Gradually, the giant beast stopped struggling, and its skin slackened.
"It's dead," said Sylvie, "its heart has stopped beating."
"This guy also has a heart?" Ashes pinched his nose and asked.
"At the head, it's about the size of Yuanwang's gondola. And..." She paused, "It has magic power flowing through it."
"So, this is a hybrid evil beast?"
"No one knows the answer," Tilly said. "There are very few records in the history books about evil beasts and wild lands. There are too many unknown things here. It's better to dig out the ice coffin first."
After Anna burned it again, the rancid smell was no longer as strong as before. Under Sylvie's guidance, they quickly found the devoured ruins—of course, now the basement has become a mess of stones, and they can't see the original appearance at all. The luminous magic stone that Lightning said Mostly turned into clumps of mush. Fortunately, the transparent crystal stone pillar is still intact, after being turned out of the sticky belly, there is not even a trace of corrosion on it, and the woman sealed in the crystal stone is still lifelike.
"The rest is up to you," Tilly said to Anna.